FORT LEE -- Nine years ago, Pat Hackett went to a Bergen County dance studio seeking more than instruction. Her son, Patrick, had been deployed to Iraq, and she was looking for something to fill the ...

When I was two years old, I started taking dance classes. I remember twirling to “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider” in a small room made for small people, wearing a pink leotard and tutu and ballet slippers.

Dance, one of humanity's oldest art forms, traces its roots back over 10,000 years. Its rhythmic movements are known to release endorphins, strengthen connections, and even increase our pain tolerance ...